Morro Bay is home...we'll at least where my heart is. I lived here for a number of years before moving to Tennessee. Still one of my most favorite places/beaches in the world! I absolutely love it when the fog rolls into the bay. Not so good for tanning, but peaceful for sure. I got to sit on the beach and listen to the waves my last day here with the moisture of the fog on my face, my last day here read more

Morro Strand State Beach Campground - Campgrounds Near Me - Morro Bay, California

It's a big NO from me! Super small campsites, no enforcement at all; one side of me at a tent site was a huge family with their big RV's and the other side had noisy loud people talking loud until midnight. Only plus is that it's next to the ocean but the entire city is next to the ocean so if you want a nice comfy stay, this isn't it. Then I drove to the other campground, Morro Bay campground , and had the same situation over there campsites on top of each other, so I just went back to the Strand and packed up my stuff and left.. one of the worst campgrounds I have ever encountered. 2 stars because the park aide was nice. read more

Very boring and dirty bathrooms. No showers. It's a dump. The only reason this thing stays open is that it's on the beach.

No showers here at all. The bathrooms may or may not have toilet paper, check first. There certainly weren't any hand towels or blow driers to blow your hands. There's no enforcement of any rules here, you are on your own. Generators run 24/7. Loud music and partying at all hours. Dogs off-leash will just walk right into your tent. People will park there vehicles in your spot or dump their trash or bikes in your site. The camping sites are very small, and not all have enough room for a tent. I would recommend checking out the street view on Google Maps before booking if you have a tent and need room to put it up. read more

Location makes this 5 stars. Right near the beach and flat. Bathrooms are not clean

Site #61 shade under tree, slope behind tree, has showers, only dollars accepted for shower tokens, Nice place read more

Morro Strand State Beach Campground - Site #61 - Campgrounds Near Me - Morro Bay, California

Low key Anniversary camping trip. Lovely views walking around the park. Easy walk to get on the beach. Nice size camp sites with options for placing your tent on the paved surface if sand area isn't large enough to accommodate it. Our site #5 was good for us, on the beach front side so we could look out on the water if we took a few steps up the small dune. Clean flush restrooms, no showers but easy enough to take a wash cloth and wash your face and hands at the sink. And you can drive to Morro Bay State Park with your pass and take a hot paid shower. Friendly ranger at the front gate. The camp host was a lovely nice lady, who we purchased fire wood from. Fun trip for our 3 days. We will be coming back read more

Morro Strand State Beach Campground - Campgrounds Near Me - Morro Bay, California

We camped here from 9/28 - 10/1 in SITE #35. This campground is easy to find and check in was a breeze. It is just below a neighborhood but not walkable to local restaurants or grocery stores. The camp host is awesome and very friendly. He will deliver wood to your site or you can pick up at the host site. The beach is probably 300 yards from the campground but you can see and hear it from most of the beachfront sites. There are a lot of squirrels running around, ALOT, so I'd advise not to leave out food or things you don't want carried away. I have never seen so many unafraid squirrels. They go thru the fire pits also so be careful not to put things in there as they make a huge mess!I did see maintenance workers putting something down all of the squirrel holes tho. The bathrooms are super clean but no showers. You can drive to Morro Bay and use the showers there for free. There is no dump station or tank water fill up here but free at Morro Bay Campground. Our "beachfront" site was on the end, all sand and had a table and fire pit. The have painted hash marks on the pavement to designate where your rig can be parked. The sites are very close together and you don't have much distance between you and your neighbor. It reminded me of the Rincon Pkwy sites. If you have a long coach, it will be a challenge for you to get in the spot if in between two others who have already arrived. Id suggest an end spot to reduce your odds of issues. The middle sites are a no way for me as you only have a small strip of grass/dirt shared with the site on the other side of you and there isn't enough fire pits or tables for each site so that is a first come first serve type of a deal. The hook up sites are even smaller and you can see directly into your neighbors pop outs without much of an ocean view. The hook ups sites also back up to a hill that is used for the locals to climb down and access the beach. There are signs everywhere in regards to generator thieves. There is a local trail above the beach that has amazing views. It can be found just up the road and turn left on the last street before the traffic light. In order to access the beach you must walk a long way thru the sand so it isn't right there right there. If you have littles Id suggest you bring some sort of a wagon to tote supplies to the beach with you for the day as it isn't an easy trek back and forth with small ones. The beach is huge, clean and amazing! Beautiful shells and the waves looked great for surfing and paddle boarding. You can see Morrow Bay rock and I believe you can walk all of the way down to it. Id recommend sites #35, #1, #11, B,C & D. read more

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The layout of the campground looks like a parking lot. Our site was in the median which isn't very pretty. There's no privacy between sites. The bathrooms weren't the cleanest. The people checking us in were very nice. There are picnic tables and fire pits for every site. The beach isn't visible from the sites but is a very short walk. Very beautiful beach. Overall I think the campground is overpriced especially considering the lack of beauty. read more

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I think it's a nice place to see and we stayed at the campground on other side of morrow rock

Our family has been camping here every summer since 2015 (minus 2020 because of covid shutdowns). This campground isn't traditional like others, it is mostly a parking lot with RV hookups but you're still able to pitch a tent. We comeback every year because this campground isn't very crowded ever, they provide fire pits, you can 2 vehicles per site and you can walk right to the shore. The only downside is that there are no showers so you have to drive to another campsite to shower. read more

Friendly and helpful rangers at the entrance. It's so difficult to figure out the online reservation site, and I'm computer savvy. It's just a lousy setup. This is basically a parking lot but right near the beach. We ended up taking our chances with getting in since we came after a weekend. There were cancellations so we ended up with a nice spot on the ocean side. read more

Just finished a stay here at sites 31 and 33, which were beachfront with an ocean view. The kids just walked right over the dunes to get to the beach. The campground was quiet, small, and well maintained. We loved it. We saw the fireworks from Cayucos as well, and it was a short drive to Morro Bay Rock, or a walk along the beach if you're up for it. Would definitely go back! read more

i was hesitant to camp here because many blogger mention that this place was structured like a parking lot and there was no real privacy for the campers. but when i got there we were happy to find a campsite that was private enough for the both of us. we didn't choose the one closest to the beach because those are the tightest camping sites. but we still saw the beach and had direct access to it. we went in the middle of august and was surprised to see that this campsite was empty compared to Montana de Oro or Morro Bay campsite that was located near by. maybe it was because people said it was a parking lot. when we checked in the lady in the booth gave us a free admission pass to the natural museum. a great activity for children if you are taking them with you. yeah it was nice. boo for Governor Arnold for increasing the price though read more

Morro Strand State Beach Campground - and yest it looked like that - Campgrounds Near Me - Morro Bay, California